Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the patients (median with 25th and 75th centiles)
| Vaginal birth at term N = 27 | Caesarean section at term N = 29 | Preterm birth N = 28 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational age | (weeks) | 39.0 (38.0;40.0) | 39.0 (38.0;40.0) | 34.0 (31.2;35.0) |
| Birthweight | (grams) | 3410.0 (3110.0;3620.0) | 3430.0 (3030.0;3880.0) | 1940.0 (1525.0;2237.0) |
| Apgar score | (1 min) | 9.0 (9.0;9.0) | 9.0 (9.0;9.0) | 9.0 (7.0;9.0) |
| Apgar score | (5 min) | 10.0 (10.0;10.0) | 10.0 (10.0;10.0) | 10.0 (10.0;10.0) |
| Medication | ||||
| Epidural anaesthesia | N (%) | 12 (44.4) | 27 (87.1) | 11 (39.3) |
| Oxytocin | 7 (5.9) | 6 (19.3) | 4 (14.3) | |
| Steroid prophylaxis | 17 (60.7) | |||
| β-mimetic tocolysis | 3 (10.7) | |||
| Antibiotics | 7 (25.0) | |||
| Metyldopa | 7 (25.0) | |||
| Primiparae | 13 (48.1) | 5 (17.2) | 10 (35.7) | |